The Turret () is a conspicuous rocky
headland, 460 m high, at the south side of the entrance to
Gibbon Bay on the east coast of
Coronation Island
Coronation Island is the largest of the South Orkney Islands, long and from wide. The island extends in a general east–west direction, is mainly ice-covered and comprises numerous bays, glaciers and peaks, the highest rising to .
History
T ...
, in the
South Orkney Islands. Probably first sighted by Captain
George Powell and Captain
Nathaniel Palmer
Nathaniel Brown Palmer (August 8, 1799June 21, 1877) was an American seal hunter, explorer, sailing captain, and ship designer. He gave his name to Palmer Land, Antarctica, which he explored in 1820 on his sloop ''Hero''. He was born in Stonin ...
who discovered these islands in December 1821. Charted and given this descriptive name by
DI personnel on the ''
Discovery II'' in 1933.
Headlands of the South Orkney Islands
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